Grain Agronomy 2010

							                                                               PO Box 645, Belmont WA 6984
                                                                    3 / 110 Robinson Avenue
                                                                          Belmont WA 6104
       Grain Industry Association of WA Inc                                  08 6272 4567
                                                                       admin@agvivo.com.au




                         Grain Agronomy 2010
               (New Varieties and New Opportunities)
                        Thursday 5th November 2009
                               Venue: ‘Ascot Quays’
                        150 Great Eastern Highway ASCOT 6104



Topics                                                   Speaker             Affiliation
Canola Breeding
GM canola
                                                         Tony May            Monsanto
Review of 2009 WA trials, performance and results.
Stewardship / segregations.
Hybrid Technology - An overview including the Bayer GM   Wallace Cowling     Canola Breeders
“In-Vigour” system vs other systems.
How the GM issue has progressed.                         Dr David Bowran     On behalf of Minister
                                                                             for Agriculture &
                                                                             Food.

New varieties for 2010
                                                         Nick Joyce          Pacific Seeds
Pacific seeds: Trials and reports.
Monola story to date and varieties.                      Glenn Lendon        NuSeed
PBA Slasher chickpea, Preston wheat, Imi barley          Richard Prusa       AWB seeds
Barley – Oxford and future plans                         Ian Edwards         Elders/ Plant Tech
Understanding Malting Barley Receival plans              Jeff Russell        DAFWA
Triticale – Bogong, Oats – Yallarra                      Craig Johns         ABB
Oats – new varieties/market Outlook                      Raj Malik           DAFWA
Wheat – IGW 2975 & IGW 2971                              Tress Walmsley      Intergrain
AGT wheat varieties                                      Steve Jefferies     AGT
Industry Issues
                                                         Jon Slee            GIWA
GIWA standards
Commodity and input demand/ supply issues for 2010.      Crawford Taylor     Rabobank
NVT - Where it is at and where to from here.             Alan Bedggood       ACAS
How to use it better – Your questions answered.
Noodle and soft wheats – what’s happening.               Narelle Moore       GrainPool
Pest and Disease outlook:                                Geoff Thomas        DAFWA
Yellow spot and other ‘Hot Topics’
Grain storage                                            Chris Newman        DAFWA



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